In December 2022, a statement was released confirming that Foo Fighters would continue, but that they were "going to be a different band going forward". Frontman Dave Grohl performed and recorded the entirety of the album's drum tracks in Hawkins' absence.

But Here We Are is in nearly equal measure the 11th Foo Fighters album and the first chapter of the band’s new life.Four singles, " Rescued", " Under You", " Show Me How" and "The Teacher" were released ahead of the album, while drummer Josh Freese was announced as the band's new drummer for the supporting tour. it feels like the songs are genuinely heartfelt rather than an obligatory effort made before going on tour and having fun. Courageous, damaged and unflinchingly authentic, the album opens with “Rescued,” the first of 10 songs that run the emotional gamut from rage and sorrow to serenity and acceptance, and myriad points in between. Somehow Dave Grohl found a way to wrap words around the enormity of his grief as he surrendered to his own impossible circumstances.

you're hurting your eyes trying to see something that is barely there, it's quite appropriate for something dealing with loss. The album was later officially announced on April 19, 2023, alongside its official title, But Here We Are.

Despite this, all plans were abruptly cancelled after longtime drummer, Taylor Hawkins, unexpectedly died in March 2022. The first single, " Rescued", was released concurrently with the announcement of the album on April 19. At Metacritic, the album has an average score of 86 out of 100, which indicates "universal acclaim" based on 22 reviews.

A brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters have endured recently, But Here We Are is a testament to the healing powers of music, friendship and family. Produced by longtime collaborator Greg Kurstin and Foo Fighters, 11th album ‘But Here We Are’ is described as “the first chapter of the band’s new life” and “a brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything [the band] endured over the last year” as “a testament to the healing powers of music, friendship and family”. I have noticed some complaints about the artwork of this album, to me it feels like it was the right artwork.But Here We Are debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart with 44,500 chart units sold after an intense chart battle with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album Council Skies, giving Foo Fighters their sixth UK number 1 album. We'll also enter into the draw anyone who shares the twitter, insta, tiktok or facebook posts below. At the time of the album's announcement, a replacement for Hawkins had still not been publicly disclosed. then "colour and the shape" came out, that album utterly blew me away and I saw them play live at manchester apollo that year. Rumors of a new album arose in February 2023, when radio DJ Chris Moyles on the UK's Radio X casually mentioned a new album to be released in March.